July 2018

Important New Products

• Aciclovir/hydrocortisone (Zovirax Duo Cold Sore Cream) combines the antiviral activity of ...(more)

New Indications

• Blinatumomab (rch) (Blincyto) is now indicated for the treatment of minimal residual ...(more)
• Brentuximab vedotin (rch) (Adcetris) is now indicated for the treatment of adults with ...(more)
• Tiotropium (bromide monohydrate) (Spiriva Respimat) is now indicated as add-on ...(more)

New Contraindications

• Cabazitaxel (Jevtana) is now contraindicated in severe hepatic impairment (total bilirubin ...(more)

Active Ingredient Naming Changes

In this release, MIMS Australia will be including the following INNs (International Non-proprietary Names) as well as Australian Approved Names (AANs) as part of our push to support the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) active ingredient name changes project.  

MIMS will begin referring to these ingredients by their new names, however, users may continue to search by the old AANs if preferred. ...(more)